§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list the number of sitting days and the average length of sitting of the House for each Session from 1954 to date.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information requested is as follows:
Session Sitting days Average length of daily sitting 1953–54 187 8 hours 11 minutes 1954–55 84 7 hours 58 minutes 1955–56 219 7 hours 57 minutes 1956–57 159 7 hours 40 minutes 1957–58 156 7 hours 54 minutes 1958–59 159 7 hours 48 minutes 1959–60 160 8 hours 02 minutes 1960–61 168 8 hours 30 minutes 1961–62 160 8 hours 23 minutes 1962–63 162 8 hours 15 minutes 1963–64 155 8 hours 14 minutes 1964–65 177 9 hours 1965–66 65 8 hours 15 minutes 1966–67 246 9 hours 50 minutes 1967–68 176 9 hours 02 minutes 1968–69 164 9 hours 26 minutes 1969–70 122 8 hours 16 minutes 1970–71 206 8 hours 50 minutes 1971–72 180 9 hours 17 minutes 1972–73 164 8 hours 53 minutes 1973–74 60 8 hours 21 minutes 1974 87 8 hours 28 minutes 1974–75 198 9 hours 20 minutes 1975–76 191 9 hours 13 minutes 1976–77 149 9 hours 12 minutes 1977–78 169 8 hours 47 minutes 1978–79 86 8 hours 35 minutes 1979–80 244 8 hours 55 minutes 1980–81 163 9 hours 07 minutes 1981–82 174 8 hours 08 minutes 1982–83 115 8 hours 34 minutes